History of the Clerk's Office
Clerk
Dates in Office
Entered Service
Victor D. Crist
1/7/2025 to present
Elected
Cindy Stuart
1/5/2021 to 1/6/2025
Elected
Pat Frank
1/2005 to 01/4/2021
Elected
Richard Ake
11/21/1985 to 1/3/2005
Elected

James F. Taylor, Jr.
12/29/1955 to 11/20/1985
Elected
Melvin H. Sweat
12/18/1955 to 12/29/1955
Appointed
Charles H. Pent
1/1941 to 12/18/1955
Elected
Myrtle M. Culbreath
10/5/1938 to 1/1941
Appointed, then Elected
Charles E. Culbreath
1/3/1933 to 10/4/1938
Elected
William A. Dickerson
1/6/1925 to 1/2/1933
Elected
W.R. Watkins
1/4/1921 to 1/5/1925
Elected
William P. Culbreath
1/1/1913 to 1/3/1921
Elected
Charles M. Knott
1/1/1905 to 1/1/1913
Elected
D.J. Galvin
7/12/1904 to 1/1/1905
Appointed
Darwin B. Givens
1/1904 to 7/12/1904
Appointed
W.L. Hanks
1/1901 to 5/1904
Elected
Henry L. Mitchell
1/1897 to 1/1/1901
Elected
Charles Wright
3/1894 to 1/1897
Appointed
John T. Lesley
5/1893 to 3/1894
Appointed
Warren A. Givens
2/1885 to 5/1893
Elected
William Charles Brown
2/1877 to 2/1885
Elected
W.F. White
3/1873 to 2/1877
Elected
Charles Hanford
9/1872 to 3/1873
Appointed
Matthew P. Lyons
10/1868 to 9/1872
unknown
John T. Givens
7/1866 to 8/1868
Appointed
Jasper T. Givens
1/20/1866 to 7/1866
Elected
W.P. Wilson
11/9/1863 to 12/31/1865
Elected
William B. Hendenson
11/8/1861 to 11/8/1863
Elected
J.M. Hayman
11/26/1859 to 11/7/1861
Elected
William A. Lively
8/9/1856 to 11/19/1859
Appointed, then Elected
Joab Griffin
11/27/1855 to 8/9/1856
Elected
Robert H. Hardee
1/27/1855 to 11/27/1855
Elected
Simon Thurman
6/1854 to 1/1855
Appointed
Martin Cunningham
11/24/1849 to 6/1854
Elected
John .W. Robarts
1848 to 11/1849
Appointed
E.A. Ware
1846 to 1848
Elected
Manuel Olivella
2/7/1842 to 1846
Elected
James Lynch
1/1/1836 to 1842
Elected